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Unit Title: Basic Health Concepts Grade Level(s): 8
Subject/Topic Area(s): Health
Key Words: Nutrition; Personal Health; Family Life; Injury Prevention; Tobacco, Alcohol, and other Drugs
Designed by: Maria Minor Time Frame: 80 minutes (7)
School District: M.S.A.D. #9 School: Mt. Blue High School

Brief Summary of Unit

This unit will cover the basic health concepts of family life, personal health, nutrition, safety and injury prevention, tobacco, alcohol, and other drug use. Students will learn the five aspects of health: physical, emotional, social, mental, and spiritual; as well as the basics of nutrition and ways to calculate dietary needs and caloric intake for different individuals. They will also look at safety and injury prevention measures that relate to kitchen safety and food preparation. Students will understand the harmful side-effects brought on by tobacco, alcohol, and other drug use and the avoidance of such drugs can lead to a healthier lifestyle. Students will be able to explain essential health concepts; evaluate dietary needs; apply safety and injury prevention to the kitchen; contrast drug use, abuse and addiction; be open to personal health changes; and recognize positive aspects of family life that affect eating habits. At the end of this unit, students will be able to create an iMovie to reflect on everything they have learned about the basic health concepts and how each can affect their health.

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